The Portland daily press., 1887-05-16
BRIEF JoTTINcs,

There are at present -126 prisoners confined
in the county Jail
There were thirty-four arrest last week, of
which twenty-five were for drunkenness.
Mannix Brothers of this city, will do the
granite work on the new Union station.
The spare steam fire engine was tested
Saturday and found to be in good condition.
Messrs. Putnam, Tower & Co., of this
city, have been awarded the work of survey
ing the streets of Bath and numbering the
| houses.
The new soldiers monument at Ellsworth
will be dedicated on the Fourth of July. De-
partment Commander Galley of the G. A. r.,
has received an invitation for himself and
| staff to be present ON the occasion.
Mr.. Eben Howes horse was frightened
| Saturday by the steam fire engine which was
being tested, and ran away on Clark street.
Mr.. Howe was thrown out but got off un-
hurt. The carriage was badly damaged
Mr.. L. G. Hutchins will commence today
to tear down the wooden buildings at the
corner of Federal and Temple streets, to
make ready for Kendall & Whitney's new
block.
Mr.. Frank A. Sawyer, manager of the Con-
| solidated Electric Light Company returned
from New York Saturday. lie has con-
eluded the contract for u large ineandeScent
| plant to be established in this city imme-
diately. Work will begin Monday morning.
Arcana Lodge, l. o. G. T., will give an en-
tertainment at their hall. corner Of Congress
and Temple streets this evening Rev. Mr..
Crosley will deliver an address, after which
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fee will be charged.
Arrangements have been made by the
| Cumberland Rowing Association for grand
regatta at Long Island on or about June 1st,
which will include entries in singles, doub-
les and four cared races, with prizes ranging
from $500 down.
A cunning expedition left this city the
| first of last week on two days trip on the
pilot-boat Maggie" Captain Parsons. The
party consisted of Messrs. J. f. Rand, G. f.
Loyeitt, George c. Frye, William Trefethen
and Capt b. j. Willard. They bagged one
hundred and eleven Sea-birds.
Two land-locked salmon from Se6ago
Lake, weighing about eight pounds each,
may be seen at c. w. Lombard & Co.'s, 500
Congress street. These are the first catch of
the season and were taken Friday by w. S.
Moore, book-keeper at e. NJ. Steadman &
Co.'s
Murray Brothers, on Franklin street, on
Friday sold the city four fine horses for use
in the street department. They are Norman
greys, weighing about $500 pounds pair A
pair of Normans that weighed 5000 pounds
was also sold to the street sprinkling com
pany.
The total value Of exports for. last week
was $119,3s9.16. The principal articles were
1,763,3 77 feet of lumber, 6O,S30 bushels of
wheat, 400 bushels of peas, 423 head of cattle
and 212 sheep. The principal imports were
1881 hogsheads 1872 tierceS and $50 casks of
molasses, 179 tons of coal, 1858 tonsIof plaster.
and 2600 railroad ties.
Early yesterday morning Officers Usher
and McDonough. assisted by Officer Web
ster, arrested VIM. Kelley, who lives on
Ponce street, as one of the three roughs
who SO brutally assaulted Lewis Levinson
and his wife last Wednesday evening.
Levinson is peaceable. industrious Hebrew
citizen.
Three drunken fellows raised row near
behring's Oaks last evening. Officers
Steele and Burnham secured two of the gang
but the third man ran into the Park. AS he
went over the fence Officer McGrath jumped
from the patrol wagon which had just ar
rived, and after chasing his man around
among the trees for while caught him near
the grand stand.
A telegram from General Manager Cram
Of the New Brunswick Railway states that
the washouts on his road have all been re-
paired and trains will commence running
regularly this morning. The Maine Central
will also resume night service between Ban
gor and st. John today, so that hereafter all
trains will run regularly as they did pre-
vious to the freshets.
Mr.. o. M. Shaw, of the firm of o. M. Shaw
& Son, proprietors of the West End Hotel at
Bar Harbor, was in town Saturday making
purchases. Among the items is one thous-
and yards Of carpeting from II. j. Bailey &
Co. Mr.. Shaw has added sixty rooms to his
hotel, including parlors, bath rooms and
suites of rooms with bath rooms attached.
The indications point to a big boom for
Bar Harbor this season.
MI. l.. F. Merrill of Woodfords, chief en-
gnecr of the steamer Eeanora of the New
York line, has been transferred to the steam
er Winthrop, lately built at Bath, and near
ly completed. Mr.. Merrill goes to Bath to-
day to take charge. He has had large ex-
perience as mechanical engineer. Mr..
Wade, chief engineer of the steamer Fran
coma, has been transferred to the steamer
Eleanora.